Sony introduces latest mid-range Xperia 10 Series handset at EUR 599
EUROPE 08:57

Sony introduces latest mid-range Xperia 10 Series handset at EUR 599

Sony has announced the European market release of its latest 10 Series smartphone, the Xperia 10 VIII, which boasts a display approximately 50 percent brighter than its predecessor. Available in Frosted Grey and Misty Lilac colour styles, the Xperia 10 VIII goes on sale for EUR 599/GBP 549, with launch offers expected in certain markets from mid-to-late September. It follows the launch of the Sony Xperia 10 VII in September 2025.  

Virgin Media O2 deploys 23 new small cells across Westminster
UNITED KINGDOM 08:55

Virgin Media O2 deploys 23 new small cells across Westminster

Virgin Media O2 has deployed 23 new small cells across the London borough of Westminster, boosting mobile network capacity and coverage for O2 customers. The deployment is part of the group's GBP 700 million Mobile Transformation Plan. The small cells have been installed across high-demand locations.

Frogfoot, Vox and Hypa secure capital injection to accelerate fibre expansion
SOUTH AFRICA 08:49

Frogfoot, Vox and Hypa secure capital injection to accelerate fibre expansion

South African ISPs Frogfoot, Vox and Hypa have secured a capital injection that will let the group quadruple its annual fibre deployment to 360,000 connected homes over the next twelve months, TechCentral reported. This will significantly accelerate broadband deployment to previously underserved, lower-income townships. Frogfoot expects the expanded infrastructure drive to create more than 5,000 direct local jobs.

Peruvians port another 550,000 lines in July
PERU 08:37

Peruvians port another 550,000 lines in July

A total of 550,450 Peruvian mobile users ported their phone number to another operator in July 2026, the highest monthly figure of the year, according to the latest data from telecom regulator Osiptel. The vast majority (438,929, or 80% of the total) corresponded to the postpay segment, one of the highest figure since the MNP mechanism was reintroduced in July 2014, said the watchdog.

Kenyan National Cybersecurity Agency gets new board chairman
KENYA 08:36

Kenyan National Cybersecurity Agency gets new board chairman

Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed Martin Koyabe as the non-executive chairperson of the board of directors of the National Cybersecurity Agency. Koyabe has extensive experience of leading cybersecurity initiatives for African governments, international institutions and development partners. His current projects include the World Bank-funded KPMG-GFCE (Global Forum on Cyber Expertise) Technical Assistance Project in Togo, which aims to boost regional cyber resilience through the Centre for Coordina

VTM targets 40% of revenues from streaming by 2030
BELGIUM 08:30

VTM targets 40% of revenues from streaming by 2030

Flemish broadcaster VTM has presented its line-up for the new TV season, with a strong focus on its streaming platform VTM Go. The company wants to increase its share of income from streaming to 40 percent by 2030 from around 20 percent currently, De Tijd reported. The new offering includes a wider range of content, building on its popular soaps and reality series also with a daily news show and new drama and documentary series, as well as coverage of the Uefa Champions League and national football matches.

Verizon and Google Cloud team up to boost customer experience and agentic operations
UNITED STATES 08:21

Verizon and Google Cloud team up to boost customer experience and agentic operations

Google Cloud has expanded its collaboration with Verizon to support customer experience upgrades, introducing agentic contact centre capabilities powered by Google's Gemini Enterprise software. Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience is the latest cloud-hosted contact centre technology from Google commissioned by Verizon. Most inbound phone calls and web chats are now handled in Gemini Enterprise's interface, at least initially, freeing human employees to focus on more complex customer operations. Accordi

Samsung TV Plus expands to over 200 channels in India
INDIA 08:11

Samsung TV Plus expands to over 200 channels in India

Samsung has expanded its connected TV platform in India to over 200 streaming channels. The latest to join Samsung TV Plus India are two new film channels from NH Studioz, Aashirwad TV and Thalaivar Hits. 

Dialog Axiata more than doubles H1 net profit
SRI LANKA 08:09

Dialog Axiata more than doubles H1 net profit

Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata reported revenues of LKR 95.5 billion for the first half of 2026, up 9 percent from a year earlier on growth in its core mobile business and expansion in broadband and TV services. Its EBITDA jumped 23 percent to LKR 50 billion, taking the margin six percentage points higher to 52.3 percent. Net profit more than doubled to LKR 19.3 billion, helped by forex hedging gains and lower interest expense. 

Digi Spain first to offer 2 Gbps fibre rate at no extra cost
SPAIN 08:05

Digi Spain first to offer 2 Gbps fibre rate at no extra cost

Digi Spain, a subsidiary of Romania's Digi Communications Group, has become the first operator in the country to offer a 2 Gbps fibre plan at no extra cost to customers signed up to the company's current 1 Gbps rate. As a result, customers in areas covered by Digi's proprietary 'Fibra Smart' network can now access download speeds of up to 2 Gbps and XGS-PON technology for EUR 20 a month. 

Malawian government to review smartphone VAT and internet levy
MALAWI 07:56

Malawian government to review smartphone VAT and internet levy

Malawian ICT minister Shadric Namalomba has called for the removal of the 10 percent internet surtax and a review of the the 17.5 percent smartphone VAT, in order to boost digital affordability, Nyasatimes reported. Addressing the GSMA Digital Africa summit in Lilongwe, Namalomba urged officials and sector leaders to prioritise lowering taxes, fostering digital literacy and increasing device accessibility over infrastructure expansion. He publicly appealed to his ministry of finance counterpart Joseph Mwana

Axian Telecom Group revenue rises 27% in H1
AFRICA 07:40

Axian Telecom Group revenue rises 27% in H1

Axian Telecom said its revenue for the first half of 2026 increased year-on-year by 26.5 percent to USD 980.0 million. This includes USD 27.3 million from the takeover of Wananchi Group. Excluding this contribution, organic revenue at the African mobile operator grew 22.9 percent to USD 177.8 million.

SPAIN 07:36

Telefonica mulling EUR 100 mln sale of insurance arm - report

Telefonica is weighing the potential sale of its insurance and reinsurance subsidiary for around EUR 100 million, El Economista reported, citing unnamed sources. Telefonica Seguros, which provides cover for technological devices and cybersecurity services, is considered a non-strategic asset that could generate additional income for future M&A actions in Europe.

CHINA 07:26

Geespace granted first commercial permit for satellite IoT in China

Geespace has received the first permit for a commercial trial of satellite IoT services in China. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) granted Zhejiang Geespace Technology, the commercial space subsidiary of electric vehicle giant Geely, a two-year trial period, according to a notice published on the ministry's website and reported by the South China Morning Post. Geespace will provide low-power, wide-coverage connectivity across sectors including transport, maritime, energy and water

SWITZERLAND 07:20

Zattoo launches first proprietary FAST channel and Zeno brand

TV streaming provider Zattoo has launched its first proprietary FAST channel, called Zeno True Crime, as it brings in its new Zeno brand. Available exclusively in Switzerland, the new channel broadcasts selected true crime series, documentaries and specials. Zattoo has opted for true crime content for its first own FAST channel because this genre is currently very popular in the streaming market, and in high demand among Zattoo viewers.

ITALY 07:13

Sky Italia reduces WiFi cost to under EUR 21 for TV subs, gifts EUR 100 voucher

Sky Italia has launched a series of new 'Sky Wifi' fixed broadband offers for current pay-TV subscribers to mark the start of the Serie A football season. Users can now access plans such as Sky Wifi Plus at a price of EUR 20.90 a month for the first 12 months instead of EUR 34.90 for up to 1 Gbps broadband and unlimited calls if they sign up by 27 September.

JAPAN 07:12

Qualcomm launches Japan robotics investment and plans new robotics centre

Qualcomm Technologies has announced a long-term investment initiative focused on Japan's robotics ecosystem, alongside plans to establish a Qualcomm Japan Robotics Center as a hub for research, development and collaboration. The initiative will bring together robotics, industrial automation, research and technology organisations in Japan, with Qualcomm aiming to support the development and deployment of physical AI and next-generation robotics. The company said the programme is aligned with Japanese policy

UNITED STATES 07:07

MobileX confirms takeover by Ergen company Conx

US MVNO MobileX has confirmed an investment from Conx, a company controlled by Echostar founder and CEO Charlie Ergen. Conx has taken a controlling interest in MobileX and injected new capital to accelerate the company's growth. As part of the agreement, Conex chairman Ergen and Conx CEO Jason Kiser will join the MobileX board of directors. No financial details of the investment were disclosed. 

UNITED STATES 06:57

Amazon raises prices for Eero routers and Fire TV sticks on higher memory costs

Amazon has raised prices for several of its own devices, including the Echo smart speakers, Eero routers and Fire TVs, making it the latest hardware company to pass on the rise in memory prices to customers. The company overnight raised prices across its hardware product line, according to a review first reported by Fortune. Among the changes, the Echo Dot jumped from USD 49.99 to USD 79.99, the Kindle Paperwhite now costs USD 199.99, up from USD 159.99 previously, and the Fire TV Stick 4K Max went from USD

SPAIN 06:54

EC approves Spanish consortium in bid for AI gigafactory

The European Commission has cleared the creation of a joint venture between Telefonica, Banco Santander, ACS and Spain's state-owned sovereign fund Sepi (Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales) to bid for one of the EU's seven planned AI gigafactories. The Spanish project, backed by Portugal, would be based in Mora la Nova in the Tarragona province, with a technical sub-centre in San Fernando de Henares near Madrid.

JAPAN 06:54

LINX and JPIX launch direct London-to-Tokyo interconnection service

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) and Japan Internet Xing (JPIX) have launched a direct network route between London and Tokyo, allowing European networks to connect to JPIX in Tokyo through LINX's LON1 peering platform. The service builds on a partnership between the two internet exchanges that began in 2018, initially enabling JPIX customers in Tokyo to connect directly to LINX in London. The new route provides the reverse connectivity, allowing LINX members to access networks and content in Tokyo throu

TAIWAN 06:20

Empyrion Digital secures financing for 7 MW Taiwan data centre

Singapore-based data centre company Empyrion Digital has closed a financing package with E.Sun Bank for TW1, its 7 MW data centre in Neihu, Taipei. TW1 is a carrier-neutral colocation facility designed to serve enterprise, cloud and digital infrastructure customers. The facility will provide colocation capacity and connectivity to support AI deployment and other evolving compute requirements.

AUSTRALIA 06:11

Zerra DC behind proposed AUD 14.5 bn Queensland data centre campus

Singapore-based developer Zerra DC is behind a proposed AUD 14.5 billion data centre campus in Queensland's Western Downs region in Australia, which has been lodged with Western Downs Regional Council. The core proposal, known as the Western Downs Digital Park, describes four 360MW data centre buildings delivered in stages, for a total capacity of 1.44GW. Beyond the four data centre buildings, comprising some 195,000 square metres of floorspace, the application covers power infrastructure, internal roads, p

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 05:57

LG Uplus expands subscription offering with new AI and lifestyle benefits

LG Uplus has expanded the range of benefits available through its Yudok Pick subscription service, adding lifestyle offers from CGV, Baemin and Kakao Emoticon Plus alongside eight specialised AI subscription products. Yudok Pick combines a main service such as YouTube Premium, Disney+ or Google AI Pro with additional benefits selected by customers. Customers can change their selected lifestyle or AI benefit each month.

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